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Even with all Android apps being available on Chromebook now?

by pgodzin 10y ago

tedmiston 10y ago
Personally I don't know of any schools using tablets that aren't iPads. I'm not sure that the K-5 education market is a segment that gets a lot of attention on Android. Osmo, one of the best and most funded education software startups, doesn't even make Android versions.
- curt15 10y ago
  I'd be surprised if Android tablets have any significant uptake in business or education settings. Not only do they generally lack software support in terms of security updates (imagine connecting your desktop PC to the internet without access to Windows updates), but also their apps are often just blown-up phone apps.
- tacomonstrous 10y ago
  I think the parent is referring to Android apps being available on Chromebooks now. However, that's still in a pilot/beta phase, and has not deployed broadly yet.
  - tedmiston 10y ago
    My tablet comment was just meant to give context to why I don't think having access to Android apps on Chromebooks is a game changer in K-5 education. Probably the higher up you get the less students are using "educational software" and more just common productivity programs and I'd suspect the gap between platforms fades away there for general purpose reports, presentations, etc.
    - pawadu 10y ago
      Some people claim Chromebooks already have the best education software (as in learning stuff, handing in reports and teachers grading them online, not playing games). Given that advanced CAD software nowadays run inside a browser, I think the chromebooks will work just fine even the higher up you go.
- ja27 10y ago
  I know there are some school districts that use Kindle Fires but I haven't seen other Android tablets.
  - pawadu 10y ago
    I think this is a deliberate move by Google. For education they wanted to push chromebooks not tablets. I think they did the right choice, in this context chromebooks are significantly better than tablets, phones or even "real" laptops.

Even with all Android apps being available on Chromebook now?

by pgodzin 10y ago

Even with all Android apps being available on Chromebook now?

Personally I don't know of any schools using tablets that aren't iPads. I'm not sure that the K-5 education market is a segment that gets a lot of attention on Android. Osmo, one of the best and most funded education software startups, doesn't even make Android versions.

curt15 10y ago
I'd be surprised if Android tablets have any significant uptake in business or education settings. Not only do they generally lack software support in terms of security updates (imagine connecting your desktop PC to the internet without access to Windows updates), but also their apps are often just blown-up phone apps.
tacomonstrous 10y ago
I think the parent is referring to Android apps being available on Chromebooks now. However, that's still in a pilot/beta phase, and has not deployed broadly yet.
- tedmiston 10y ago
  My tablet comment was just meant to give context to why I don't think having access to Android apps on Chromebooks is a game changer in K-5 education. Probably the higher up you get the less students are using "educational software" and more just common productivity programs and I'd suspect the gap between platforms fades away there for general purpose reports, presentations, etc.
  - pawadu 10y ago
    Some people claim Chromebooks already have the best education software (as in learning stuff, handing in reports and teachers grading them online, not playing games). Given that advanced CAD software nowadays run inside a browser, I think the chromebooks will work just fine even the higher up you go.
ja27 10y ago
I know there are some school districts that use Kindle Fires but I haven't seen other Android tablets.
- pawadu 10y ago
  I think this is a deliberate move by Google. For education they wanted to push chromebooks not tablets. I think they did the right choice, in this context chromebooks are significantly better than tablets, phones or even "real" laptops.